Frontier Cartridge 5.56x45 NATO 75gr BTHP Match Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • HPBT
Frontier Cartridge 5.56x45 NATO 75gr BTHP Match Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • HPBT
Solved from this product's advertised 2910 fps, 75gr bullet and G1 BC 0.355, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 5.56x45mm NATO, or read Maximum Point Blank Range for 5.56 on an AR-15.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 8" vital zone, ±4" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 500 yards.
5.56x45mm NATO 75gr with a 36-yard zero
Zeroed at 36 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 36 and 176 yards, peaks +1.2" at 108 yards, and is -9.4" at 300 and -25.0" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,910 | 1,411 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.52 | -0.44 | 2,843 | 1,347 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 2,778 | 1,285 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +1.0" | +1.22 | +0.36 | 2,713 | 1,226 | 0.5 |
| 100 | +1.2" | +1.15 | +0.34 | 2,650 | 1,170 | 0.9 |
| 125 | +1.1" | +0.87 | +0.25 | 2,587 | 1,115 | 1.4 |
| 150 | +0.8" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 2,526 | 1,062 | 2.0 |
| 175 | +0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 2,465 | 1,012 | 2.8 |
| 200 | -1.1" | -0.50 | -0.15 | 2,405 | 963 | 3.7 |
| 225 | -2.5" | -1.07 | -0.31 | 2,345 | 916 | 4.7 |
| 250 | -4.4" | -1.67 | -0.49 | 2,287 | 871 | 5.9 |
| 275 | -6.7" | -2.31 | -0.67 | 2,229 | 828 | 7.2 |
| 300 | -9.4" | -2.98 | -0.87 | 2,172 | 786 | 8.6 |
| 325 | -12.5" | -3.68 | -1.07 | 2,116 | 746 | 10.3 |
| 350 | -16.2" | -4.41 | -1.28 | 2,061 | 708 | 12.1 |
| 375 | -20.4" | -5.18 | -1.51 | 2,007 | 671 | 14.0 |
| 400 | -25.1" | -5.98 | -1.74 | 1,953 | 635 | 16.1 |
| 425 | -30.3" | -6.81 | -1.98 | 1,900 | 602 | 18.5 |
| 450 | -36.2" | -7.68 | -2.23 | 1,849 | 569 | 21.0 |
| 475 | -42.7" | -8.59 | -2.50 | 1,798 | 539 | 23.7 |
| 500 | -49.9" | -9.53 | -2.77 | 1,748 | 509 | 26.6 |
75gr G1 .355 at 2,910 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.56x45mm NATO 75gr with a 50-yard zero
Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 50 and 130 yards, peaks +0.4" at 90 yards, and is -11.9" at 300 and -28.4" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,910 | 1,411 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.33 | -0.68 | 2,843 | 1,347 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,778 | 1,285 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +0.3" | +0.42 | +0.12 | 2,713 | 1,226 | 0.5 |
| 100 | +0.4" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 2,650 | 1,170 | 0.9 |
| 125 | +0.1" | +0.07 | +0.02 | 2,587 | 1,115 | 1.4 |
| 150 | -0.5" | -0.33 | -0.09 | 2,526 | 1,062 | 2.0 |
| 175 | -1.5" | -0.79 | -0.23 | 2,465 | 1,012 | 2.8 |
| 200 | -2.8" | -1.31 | -0.38 | 2,405 | 963 | 3.7 |
| 225 | -4.4" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 2,345 | 916 | 4.7 |
| 250 | -6.5" | -2.48 | -0.72 | 2,287 | 871 | 5.9 |
| 275 | -9.0" | -3.11 | -0.91 | 2,229 | 828 | 7.2 |
| 300 | -11.9" | -3.78 | -1.10 | 2,172 | 786 | 8.6 |
| 325 | -15.3" | -4.49 | -1.31 | 2,116 | 746 | 10.3 |
| 350 | -19.1" | -5.22 | -1.52 | 2,061 | 708 | 12.1 |
| 375 | -23.5" | -5.99 | -1.74 | 2,007 | 671 | 14.0 |
| 400 | -28.4" | -6.79 | -1.97 | 1,953 | 635 | 16.1 |
| 425 | -33.9" | -7.62 | -2.22 | 1,900 | 602 | 18.5 |
| 450 | -40.0" | -8.49 | -2.47 | 1,849 | 569 | 21.0 |
| 475 | -46.7" | -9.39 | -2.73 | 1,798 | 539 | 23.7 |
| 500 | -54.1" | -10.34 | -3.01 | 1,748 | 509 | 26.6 |
75gr G1 .355 at 2,910 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.56x45mm NATO 75gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 66 and 100 yards, peaks +0.1" at 83 yards, and is -13.0" at 300 and -29.9" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,910 | 1,411 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.67 | -0.78 | 2,843 | 1,347 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 2,778 | 1,285 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +0.1" | +0.07 | +0.02 | 2,713 | 1,226 | 0.5 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,650 | 1,170 | 0.9 |
| 125 | -0.4" | -0.28 | -0.08 | 2,587 | 1,115 | 1.4 |
| 150 | -1.1" | -0.67 | -0.20 | 2,526 | 1,062 | 2.0 |
| 175 | -2.1" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 2,465 | 1,012 | 2.8 |
| 200 | -3.5" | -1.66 | -0.48 | 2,405 | 963 | 3.7 |
| 225 | -5.2" | -2.22 | -0.65 | 2,345 | 916 | 4.7 |
| 250 | -7.4" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 2,287 | 871 | 5.9 |
| 275 | -10.0" | -3.46 | -1.01 | 2,229 | 828 | 7.2 |
| 300 | -13.0" | -4.13 | -1.20 | 2,172 | 786 | 8.6 |
| 325 | -16.5" | -4.83 | -1.41 | 2,116 | 746 | 10.3 |
| 350 | -20.4" | -5.57 | -1.62 | 2,061 | 708 | 12.1 |
| 375 | -24.9" | -6.33 | -1.84 | 2,007 | 671 | 14.0 |
| 400 | -29.9" | -7.13 | -2.07 | 1,953 | 635 | 16.1 |
| 425 | -35.5" | -7.97 | -2.32 | 1,900 | 602 | 18.5 |
| 450 | -41.6" | -8.83 | -2.57 | 1,849 | 569 | 21.0 |
| 475 | -48.5" | -9.74 | -2.83 | 1,798 | 539 | 23.7 |
| 500 | -55.9" | -10.68 | -3.11 | 1,748 | 509 | 26.6 |
75gr G1 .355 at 2,910 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Target shooting is one of the uses Hornady names for its Frontier line, and the 75-grain BTHP Match is the line's heavier-bullet target load for 5.56 NATO rifles. Its bullet is a match hollow point with a boat tail, rated at a G1 BC of .355, and the load leaves the muzzle at 2,910 fps. Hornady also loads a 68-grain BTHP Match in the Frontier line. Fire the 75 only in rifles chambered for 5.56 NATO.
Compared with the Frontier Cartridge 68-grain BTHP Match, the 75 carries more weight and more recoil: it starts with 87 more ft-lbs at the muzzle and kicks about 19 percent harder in the same rifle. The extra weight does not bring less wind drift or drop. Hornady gives both bullets the same G1 BC, and the 68 leaves the muzzle 50 fps faster. At 500 yards, a steady 10 mph wind blowing across the range pushes the 75 about 27 inches sideways and the 68 about 26. Zeroed at 100 yards, the 75 drops about 56 inches at 500 and the 68 about 54.
Buy the 75 if you want the heavier bullet and the extra energy at the muzzle, and the added recoil doesn't bother you. Pick the 68 if you want the lighter-kicking of the two Frontier match loads, with a little less drift and drop out to 500 yards. If light recoil matters most, PMC's X-Tac 62-grain LAP kicks about 32 percent less than the 75 in the same rifle, though it drifts more in the wind at long range.
- Starts with 1,410 ft-lbs at the muzzle, against 1,323 for the Frontier Cartridge 68-grain BTHP Match
- A steady 10 mph crosswind pushes both it and the Frontier Cartridge 68-grain BTHP Match about 16 inches sideways at 400 yards
- Still moving at 1,748 fps at 500 yards, well above the speed of sound
- Kicks about 19 percent more than the Frontier Cartridge 68-grain BTHP Match in the same rifle
- Leaves the muzzle 50 fps slower than the Frontier Cartridge 68-grain BTHP Match, with no higher G1 BC to make up for it
- A steady 10 mph crosswind still pushes it about 9 inches sideways at 300 yards
All Frontier Cartridge 5.56x45 NATO 75gr BTHP Match Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $641.82 | $25.99 | $667.81 | $0.67 |
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $613.00 | $54.99 | $667.99 | $0.67 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $675.50 | $0.00 | $675.50 | $0.68 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $349.76 | $0.00 | $349.76 | $0.70 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $339.55 | $17.99 | $357.54 | $0.72 |
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